General Legal Counsel - Corporate Lending

We are seeking a General Legal Counsel - Corporate Lending to provide expert legal counsel and support on a variety of legal matters. You will be a trusted advisor to the business, ensuring commercially sensitive and practical legal advice is provided in a cost-effective manner. This role requires a professional who can proactively advise on legal risks, manage external law firms, and ensure the organization remains compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities :

• Legal Counsel & Advisory : Provide counsel and legal support on a variety of legal matters, including complex issues with a substantial impact on the business. Act as a trusted advisor, offering commercially sensitive, pragmatic, and practical legal support in a cost-effective manner.
• Risk Management : Provide support and guidance to business departments regarding legal risks, including the handling of complaints. Coordinate and manage the approach to legal risk to ensure the company's interests are adequately protected.
• Stakeholder Management : Provide prompt and practical legal advice to business departments. Proactively advise on material legal developments and their implications. Recommend and manage relationships with panel law firms and other external parties.
• Operational Effectiveness : Provide legal services in a cost-effective manner. Assist the business in remaining compliant with legal risk management requirements and group standards.
• Strategic Thinking : Adapt your work style to meet complex workloads, prioritize based on legal risk and commercial considerations, and stay abreast of changes in laws and regulations.

Skills Required :

QUALIFICATION :

Skills Required

legal counseling , Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking, relation management , corporate lending, mitigation strategies